Away Quote by Joe Don Baker Download Open image “In Hollywood, they've chased away all the good writers.” — Joe Don Baker ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Away Chased Good Hollywood Writers Writing
There's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly. — Scott Speedman Copy Share Image
Good actors can do anything, and there'll be amazing writers who are willing to write for everyone. — Jonathan Bailey Copy Share Image
The most despised sector of Hollywood are the writers. A good writer is quickly promoted to a 'concept man' - and then a producer… — John Rhys-Davies Copy Share Image
Writers who go to Hollywood still follow the classic pattern: either you get disgusted by 'them' and you leave or you want the money… — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
Don't be discouraged if you think you're not a great writer because terrible writers are successful in Hollywood — David Seltzer Copy Share Image
I've had a real lucky time working in Hollywood. I've talked to other screenwriters, and they're all kind of beaten down and their spirits… — Daniel Clowes Copy Share Image
You never meet the writer when you're making a TV movie in America - they're too ashamed to show up and see how their… — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
I don't make trouble on sets. I think directors like me, so they hire me, but they have to fight for me. — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
My first two roles in New York were menacing characters and I sort of got stuck with that. — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
The greatest thing for your career is a well publicized flop. You can work for five years on that. If you've got four or… — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
When I made 'Power,' I found It to be the toughest show I've ever done. It was just work and sleep. I tried to… — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
I used to play the bad guy who went around beating heads. Now I play the good guy who goes around beating heads. — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
Once, I was on unemployment for five months. I was afraid to go out and audition, so I holed up and read everything I… — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
I don't know why I don't get better roles. Even after 'Walking Tall,' I didn't get anything. I was offered a lot of low-budget… — Joe Don Baker Copy Share Image
I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since. — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
I don't like being away from home. That's one reason why I don't work as much as I used to [when I started my… — Jane Powell Copy Share Image
Some shows just go away - and that's fine. They serve their purpose and their entertainment value, but there are shows that touch people… — Michael Cudlitz Copy Share Image
You just say the word, and I'll make the rest of the world go away. I'll take you someplace safe, where no one else… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
Who wants a stylus. You have to get em and put em away, and you lose em. Yuck. Nobody wants a stylus. — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
You can't kind of take away, you either do or you don't. If you kind of take away something you're a failure. — John Guare Copy Share Image
We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet - I was standing on nothing.… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
We all have time away from football to get our head down. At the same time it is a very busy schedule. — Reece James Copy Share Image
If you take away the predators in the prairies and the national parks, you suddenly have an explosion of elk, and then you have… — Peter Benchley Copy Share Image